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Noun: engagement en'geyjmunt- A hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
"he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" - battle, conflict, fight - A meeting arranged in advance
- date, appointment - A mutual promise to marry
- betrothal, troth - The act of giving someone a job
- employment - Employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
- booking - Contact by fitting together
"the engagement of the clutch" - mesh, meshing, interlocking - The act of sharing in the activities of a group
"the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities" - participation, involvement, involution
Derived forms: engagements See also: engage Type of: action, contact, employment, get together, group action, impinging, meeting, military action, promise, striking, work Antonym: non-engagement Part of: war, warfare Encyclopedia: Engagement |